Tuesday, 24 February 2009

Snagit shows how File Properties should be done

Right Click>Properties on an image in the Snagit 9 Capture Tray and you get this dialog

It isn't that remarkable apart from one feature. The Location property is a URL that opens the folder when you click on it. Why isn't this simple, but brilliant, idea standard in all dialogs which display file paths?

It's common to see a path displayed with no way to get there other than browsing to find the folder in Explorer (copy/paste to the address line or manually). Please developers (and that includes Microsoft) if you show a path or file icons anywhere in your UI give the user an easy way to "Open Containing Folder"!

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Snagit shows how File Properties should be done

Right Click>Properties on an image in the Snagit 9 Capture Tray and you get this dialog

It isn't that remarkable apart from one feature. The Location property is a URL that opens the folder when you click on it. Why isn't this simple, but brilliant, idea standard in all dialogs which display file paths?

It's common to see a path displayed with no way to get there other than browsing to find the folder in Explorer (copy/paste to the address line or manually). Please developers (and that includes Microsoft) if you show a path or file icons anywhere in your UI give the user an easy way to "Open Containing Folder"!